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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The scenario for this pandemic (excluding the recovery) was fully formulated over the period 2003-2009. Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. It also requires participation across the spectrum of agegroups, ethnicities, genders, educational levels, orientations, and so on. References Alexander, D.E.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

What if the park sponsored daily educational enrichment activities for the young people in nearby neighborhoods? The Urban Agenda calls for the unprecedented alignment of the entire agency by linking the work of national parks and programs to advance conservation, education, recreation, and economic development in urban areas.

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

Social media tends to be decentralized, nonmarket, peer-produced, nonproprietary, open-sourced, commons-based, and provide free or inexpensive access and distribution (Benkler, 2006). This incredible exponential growth of the movement was likely a consequence of the movement’s decentralization (Brafman & Beckstrom, 2006).